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Elm has a bus-factor of 1. https://github.com/elm/compiler/graphs/contributors https://github.com/elm/compiler/graphs/contributors I feel quite uncomfortable
by GiorgioG 7y ago
Elm has a bus-factor of 1. https://github.com/elm/compiler/graphs/contributors https://github.com/elm/compiler/graphs/contributors
I feel quite uncomfortable hitching my wagon to a single developer who owes me nothing.
- hashbig 7y agoEvan response to the bus-factor: https://youtu.be/uGlzRt-FYto?t=508 https://youtu.be/uGlzRt-FYto?t=508
- jdbernard 7y agoFrom that video: I have a feeling that the answer to the question is like, "What if so-and-so was hit by a bus?" It's like, "It'd be bad." I think that's the general answer but it's something people worry about. That's... confidence inspiring.
- ggregoire 7y agoWhy are the most recent commits about implementing an endpoint to receive donations for his foundation? Why would you want that in a compiler?
- GiorgioG 7y agoI took a look at Elm a couple of years ago and while I was intrigued I simply couldn't consider using Elm in any serious endeavor. Not because it isn't capable, but because the risk of it dying if/when Evan stops working on it (for any myriad of reasons.) Yes someone could fork it, but that doesn't ensure it would continue to be well-supported. Remember RethinkDB? When they shut down, the software was open-sourced to much fan-fare, but for all intents and purposes it appears progress has come to a screeching halt: https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/graphs/contributors https://github.com/rethinkdb/rethinkdb/graphs/contributors Elm is unfit for any commercial software project IMO as long as it remains a one-man show. I (like everyone else) have limited amount of time to learn new tech, and despite Elm's technical merits - it's not worth sinking any time/effort into it at this time when other more viable options exist.